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#1038677
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
Time

Jetrell Fo said:

doubleofive said:

Jetrell Fo said:

TV’s Frink said:

http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/23/14356582/trump-global-gag-rule-abortion

The global gag rule goes much further than simply banning US foreign aid from paying for abortions directly — which is already the law, and which has its own detrimental consequences for women.

Instead, the gag rule tries to control how international organizations use their own funds, raised from other sources. Just like Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood in the United States, it’s an attempt to stop abortion from happening by forcing organizations that provide it to make a choice: stop providing or promoting abortion, or lose the large amounts of funding that you get from the US government to support your other medical services.

The reality is simple and brutal. Reinstating the global gag rule will not reduce abortions. Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, had higher abortion rates after George W. Bush reinstated the gag rule, because it reduced women’s access to contraception and caused more unwanted pregnancies, which women then chose to terminate.

The gag rule will, however, lead to more women dying across the developing world. Marie Stopes International, a major global family planning organization, estimates that without alternative funding, the loss of its services alone will cause 6.5 million unintended pregnancies, 2.2 million abortions, 2.1 million unsafe abortions, and 21,700 maternal deaths just in Trump’s first term, from 2017 to 2020. The organization says it will also be prevented from reaching 1.5 million women with contraception every year.

Studies conducted by PAI have shown that every time the global gag rule returns, more women in developing countries bear unwanted pregnancies, die or become disabled due to unsafe abortions, or lose crucial medical care.

So much for respecting life.

Directed at personal use of one’s body ONLY, taking precautions or abstinence is every persons right and responsibility if they could not afford the possible outcome. In cases of medical necessity (life/death of fetus/mother) or sexual assault/attack, I would think they’d be wise enough to allow it. I’m not them nor am I privy to the actual details of all this gag rule encompasses so this is just my opinion based on information I know of.

If any organization mentions the word “abortion”, they can no longer have any American government funding, even for contraception. There is no wisdom to any of this. You can’t expect the entire third world to stop having sex because they can’t get condoms anymore.

You mean they cannot abstain? They must have sex constantly to survive like breathing air? They shouldn’t need American funding to take care of their own country should they? Those countries cannot raise the money themselves and/or find better ways to educate their populations on their own?

Some are refugees, some are uneducated, some will have been made pregnant against their will (though cannot for fear of safety disclose that). Some will be in countries where there is hardly any government in place - or the little Govt there is, is corrupt, inept - or not trusted.

Thankfully a few charities do great work in places like this - and as stated in the vox thread above - it seems that many of these places will lose access to birth control, education and the services as a whole (along with the results and effects last time the ‘gag rule’ was in place).

For people on the ground there it’ll be a confusing time - possibilities will have changed, leading to confusion and trust issues - and education now has limited options too.

It also seems likely that pooling resources with other countries may well be lost too.

more info can be found here:-

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709326/
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8527977/trump-abortion-global-gag-rule/

Post
#1038063
Topic
Does anyone have scans of the 2006 Limited Edition Trilogy DVD covers?
Time

Depheros said:

oojason said:

You have to register there to be able to download the covers - though they are usually ‘decent to very high quality’ covers and have their own forums too.

Don’t you have to pay in order to download uncompressed covers on that site? It’s ridiculous.

I think they have a Gold Membership thing for $10 annually where you can download any of the full size artwork there as often as you want (think the $10 is to help cover costs of hosting all the stuff they have there). Though for regular members you can download them for free (just in a smaller resolution/size).

Those covers above are in 6406x4293 for Gold Members - so IF* you only get half of that size for regular free members they’re still good quality covers for a 5 minute signup and browse around (and you may like it and stick around etc).

(* - I don’t know if you actually do get half size resolution - or smaller or larger than half sizes for free members).

The FAQ on there probably has more info on it - http://www.freecovers.net/faq

Post
#1038053
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
Time

NeverarGreat said:

Not that it is of particular importance in the grand scheme of things, but I was digging around online to find better images of Trump’s Inauguration crowd vs Obama’s, since most outlets crop the images before the new buildings at the National Mall. Here is a comparison from Reuters shown on Japan Times, with the Trump picture allegedly taken at 12:01:

National Mall Comparison
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/21/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-draws-far-smaller-inaugural-crowd-obama/#.WIWx6X1WJ8G

And a CBS report with the same image:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/photos-president-trumps-inauguration-crowd-vs-president-obamas/

An even more expansive shot, from slightly earlier:
National Mall

I looked everywhere for a similar image for Trump’s inauguration, but I think it’s pretty safe to say there was nobody hanging out back there in the boonies.

Well, to be fair mate it seems camera improvements may not be as good as we’ve been led to believe…

Post
#1037840
Topic
Does anyone have scans of the 2006 Limited Edition Trilogy DVD covers?
Time

I think you’d have to check just to make sure they are the actual retails dvd covers, but…

The silver set can be found here…

ANH - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/8e3e904f1af4cd5d84af838866093054/front.html
ESB - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/423f407e20228178f9161d5bf3e7b06d/front.html
ROTJ - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/fc384abb77d8d273cbca8c24de455736/front.html

The gold set can be found here…

ANH - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/4b825841e87b5b3685b237c809c4bfc6/front.html
ESB - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/1224d247cd982a8c5b5af286d3c45b98/front.html
ROTJ - http://www.freecovers.net/view/0/64b0d25654f39ae3b7cc47b8f89fe811/front.html

Freecovers.net does have a decent search function - so if they aren’t the exact covers you’re looking you may be able to find them still…

You have to register there to be able to download the covers - though they are usually ‘decent to very high quality’ covers and have their own forums too.

Good luck with it 😃

 

In the ‘star wars dvd covers’ thread on here - http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-DVD-Covers/id/741/page/178 - there are lots of alternative/edited/altered covers to those 2006 versions (and a lot more besides).

Post
#1037643
Topic
Where to get boxes?
Time

Have to say I’ve never seen one for sale mate - it seems most of the people on here make their own from scratch - or customise other old boxsets they no longer use, or have gone out a bought an older cheap one.

Maybe some of the dvd cover forums will have a better idea - or a link to where the film distributors buy theirs from (though could be looking at a significant amount of minimum orders etc?)

Good luck with though mate - be great to find a good value-for-money place that does 😃

.

May be worth asking in the comments section on these type of ‘make your own dvd box set’ videos too? Hopefully you’ll get an answer or a link etc:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QvlNLE0Iw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1ikJEvOfc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUoyr33kSFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31oIc4uO8SQ

Post
#1036519
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
Time

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

ferris209 said:

Nope, it doesn’t bother me one bit. Furthermore, I absolutely doubt that we can either change or affect it whatsoever. Besides, a warmer earth even by a degree is better for us, it allows more crops to flourish among many other things.

Plus, shall I again remind you “recorded history” is only the last 140 years? Unless you believe a young earth, then that’s pretty bad science to base an entire theory about the planet based only on .0000000001% of the earths history.

Meteorological charts go back to 1850 (thermometers etc) - so you’re getting on for 170 years. Still a small portion of the Earth’s history - but a reasonable point to measure when factoring in comparisons for the age of the Second Industrial Revolution (factories, urbanisation, smoke, grit, dust, grime, gas and chemicals, coal and mining taking place on a more ‘industrial’ scale leading to engines - powering and use of).

.

To the later question of ‘So, do you think it was hotter or colder during the Middle Ages?’ - that’s a wider-ranging question, when and where? At which point in the Middle Ages? Circa 1000 when some believe there to have been the Little Ice Age? Or the Warming Period in SouthEast Asia & parts of Northern Europe around the same time?

Am off too bed now (late in the UK) - but am curious as to your answer and why (as well as where and when).

You decide.

You want me to decide your answers to my questions - and also why you posed them?

Is it becoming clearer why I wouldn’t answer his stupid questions?

Abundantly Mr Frink, abundantly.

(or perhaps ferris209 shall answer your question - given his novel approach to conversations, questions, answers and ‘deciding’ 😉)

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#1036473
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
Time

ferris209 said:

Nope, it doesn’t bother me one bit. Furthermore, I absolutely doubt that we can either change or affect it whatsoever. Besides, a warmer earth even by a degree is better for us, it allows more crops to flourish among many other things.

Plus, shall I again remind you “recorded history” is only the last 140 years? Unless you believe a young earth, then that’s pretty bad science to base an entire theory about the planet based only on .0000000001% of the earths history.

Meteorological charts go back to 1850 (thermometers etc) - so you’re getting on for 170 years. Still a small portion of the Earth’s history - but a reasonable point to measure when factoring in comparisons for the age of the Second Industrial Revolution (factories, urbanisation, smoke, grit, dust, grime, gas and chemicals, coal and mining taking place on a more ‘industrial’ scale leading to engines - powering and use of).

.

To the later question of ‘So, do you think it was hotter or colder during the Middle Ages?’ - that’s a wider-ranging question, when and where? At which point in the Middle Ages? Circa 1000 when some believe there to have been the Little Ice Age? Or the Warming Period in SouthEast Asia & parts of Northern Europe around the same time?

Am off too bed now (late in the UK) - but am curious as to your answer and why (as well as where and when).

You decide.

You want me to decide your answers to my questions - and also why you posed them?

Post
#1036352
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
Time

ferris209 said:

Nope, it doesn’t bother me one bit. Furthermore, I absolutely doubt that we can either change or affect it whatsoever. Besides, a warmer earth even by a degree is better for us, it allows more crops to flourish among many other things.

Plus, shall I again remind you “recorded history” is only the last 140 years? Unless you believe a young earth, then that’s pretty bad science to base an entire theory about the planet based only on .0000000001% of the earths history.

Meteorological charts go back to 1850 (thermometers etc) - so you’re getting on for 170 years. Still a small portion of the Earth’s history - but a reasonable point to measure when factoring in comparisons for the age of the Second Industrial Revolution (factories, urbanisation, smoke, grit, dust, grime, gas and chemicals, coal and mining taking place on a more ‘industrial’ scale leading to engines - powering and use of).

.

To the later question of ‘So, do you think it was hotter or colder during the Middle Ages?’ - that’s a wider-ranging question, when and where? At which point in the Middle Ages? Circa 1000 when some believe there to have been the Little Ice Age? Or the Warming Period in SouthEast Asia & parts of Northern Europe around the same time?

Am off too bed now (late in the UK) - but am curious as to your answer and why (as well as where and when).

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#1036225
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Time

tomalakis said:

I made dvd labels, originally intended for MaximRecoil’s 1984 vhs set (hope he doesn’t mind). I just wanted something more than simple text despite it is classic. So i used his typeset recreation (with tiny tweak) and put some background images there.

…if anyone’s interested i’ll put links for hi-res

Top quality disc art mate - thank you for sharing - and, yes please put up some hi-res links of them.

Many thanks for your kind words too 😃

 

Williarob said:

I’ve had most (but not all!) of the old covers being posted here, sitting on a hard disk for years. Since the photobucket links will probably eventually die and leave these pages looking rather bare, I have uploaded about 4 GB (so far) to my site. Many of them are the same as posted above, but at a higher resolution.

I’m still generating the pages to host them so not all of them are accessible yet but they will be soon.

http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/Star-Wars-Cover-Art-Archive

http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Cover-Art-Archive

http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/Return-of-the-Jedi-Cover-Art-Archive

… more to come

^ that’s brilliant mate - nice one.

Really good archive you have there and easy to navigate through too.

Plus some stuff not even on the Rikter disc - and a fair few modern covers/sets too 😃

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#1036114
Topic
Artwork of the 2004 bonus dvd with vaders face on it (Silver box)
Time

ccfilms said:

http://www.freecovers.net/view/7/ada6897a9b0314c23cdca7f4fe7befef/Star_Wars_Trilogy_Bonus_Material_R1-inlay.html

i search for this

The front cover of this here seems to be the same - though sadly not the back of the cover…

Minion

link - http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z28/maplefootball/bonus_zpsz0wyzfp6.jpg

or

link - http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/373584/slide_373584_4349980_free.jpg

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The art itself is by John Berkey - a quick google image search of ‘star wars john berkey’ brings up a good selection of his work. His website is http://johnberkeyart.com/star-wars-art/

Post
#1035832
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Time

^ nice one, thanks Stealthboy 😃

 

 

Some covers for the ‘Hong Kong Look’ set (user unknown)…

 

 

Some GOUT(?) themed covers by Australian Factory…

 

 

The ‘Unauthorised Collection’ by the top Rikter…

 
the disc art…

 

 

a Holiday Special cover and disc art for The Unauthorised Set - by Rikter…

and

 

 

Some more art - not from the Rikter disc collection:-

The 1990 VHS set from the very talented tommyauck

(of which there are also bluray covers, disc art, inserts, slipcovers and art for the box)…

^ & more details can be found here - http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/DVD-Version-of-1990-VHS-Box-Set/id/48408

and a dropbox link here - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0frj31do6ladnf3/AAD4qncW2OeDasUK6FzDEV7Pa?dl=0

 

 

Some 1993 Japan Laserdisc inspired covers (bluray)…

from the impressive tommyauck again…

^ & his dropbox link (with disc art) - www.dropbox.com/sh/dlcy41amxpe3sls/AACsFJvNJpgV0uU7UoTg0YRPa?dl=0

 

 

Some fantastic 1984 CBS style covers - by MaximRecoil…

 

 

I’ve managed to get 99.7% of Rikter’s superb Cover Collection disc (from around 2004 - 1.45gb) - and have uploaded it to a goodle drive, here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByfjLkYDj7bReWlZcjdFOTVRbE0?usp=sharing

Anyone using that link should be able to view and download any of the files on there if they wish.

Or use this mega link here:

Rikter - 1.44 gb Star Wars Cover collection disc: https://mega.nz/folder/0PFRzYpC#DLtVxS3gT3ikn67Qo5SbVw

Jetrell Fo - 1.141gb Star Wars cover art: https://mega.nz/folder/1HVyDSJC#9S8hU-cD4QjD1WtjN5wZeA

oojason - 1.86gb Star Wars cover art collection: https://mega.nz/folder/JfUTwACb#F-B4a_-oJrLTbP7h0KHw8Q

 

 

A bit of a long shot…

If anyone has any covers by the superb ‘Coov’, ‘Ell the Ewok’, ‘DarkJedi’, ‘ReverendBeastly’, ‘Darth Solo’, ‘Yoda Is Your Father’, ‘FusionAddict’, ‘Chainsaw Ash’, ‘Hotrod’, ‘boris’, ‘EyeShotFirst’, ‘Falle’, ‘cerbero’, ‘AvP’, ‘Spyderbyte’, ‘Imrahil’, ‘ThrowgnCpr’ and ‘Yourfriendkaysar’ please post them up - along with any other decent sets/covers/discs/inserts etc by anyone else on here - it’d be a shame if their quality covers and art were lost over time (and to old broken/deleted links and obsolete photo servers etc)…
 

Post
#1035453
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Time

stealthboy said:

oojason said:

stealthboy said:

Hey wow! Those are mine. Good find 😃.

I managed to get 99.7% of Rikter’s 2004-ish dvd covers collection downloaded (it gets stuck on 99.7 unfortunately & goes no further) - and yours are one of the few sets on there that are fully complete and was able to download/view properly 😃

Nice set mate - quite rare to find inserts back in the day too!

2004? Holy crap. You just made me feel very old. 😃 I have the ROJ disc label if you’re missing it.

http://stealthboy.com/images/roj.jpg

😃 When I saw I had some Lar4MF dvd covers - and that it was the same lad who started this very thread - and then saw the year… bloody hell! Rikter was offering out his superb covers cd/dvd shortly after (though it could be an updated/later version?)…

Thanks for that ROTJ discart - nice one - I’ve edited in to the previous post of your great stuff!

(took you long enough - 13 years mind 😉 - just kidding mate)

I’m off to see what all the fuss is about these TR47 and Dr Gonzo Original Trilogy sets - apparently they are better quality than the betamax tapes!

 

 

The 2 Ewok film dvd covers and disc art have been posted elsewhere on here recently, but just in case…

discart by rikter, covers by prillaman…

 

and

 

 

the very talented ‘Ell the Ewok’ has a dual dvd cover for both films here:-

Minion

link - http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Ell_the_Ewok/media/Star_Wars_Ewok_Adventures-front.jpg.html
 

 

The Erikstormtrooper superb 30th Anniversary ‘Parallel’ DVD Cover…

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link - http://www.erikstormtrooper.com/parallel_starwars_cover.jpg

 

 

by the very talented Jonno… (from page 153 of this very thread)

Minion

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/jonnof/collection.jpg

Jonno’s download link - https://app.box.com/shared/1r65u8tq19

 

 

Some DVD covers for the superb Jambe Davdar Filmumentary series…

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#1035433
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Time

and the lad who started this who great covers thread - nearly 13 years ago…

covers from the top man Lars4MF

img

 

 

A quality cover for the ‘un’-quality Star Wars Holiday Special, by JMoomer

img

 

 

another Star Wars Holiday Special DVD cover - this time by Rikter

 

 

the following set is not on the Rikter cover collection disc…

the quality EyeShotFirst 1992 VHS set…

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#1035429
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Time

EDIT - June 2017 : photobucket.com have been really annoying and have recently stopped 3rd party hosting - so many of the links for covers on the next few pages (pages 176 to 180) are now broken… (and I’m unwilling to pay the seemingly exorbitant $399 a year for the links to be to work again).

 

Fortunately all the covers posted are also stored in a googledrive - which is free and easy to use, view and download.

Just click on the link below to go through any covers you wish to have a look at and use:-

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByfjLkYDj7bReWlZcjdFOTVRbE0?usp=sharing
 

or simply download them at these mega links:-

Rikter - 1.44 gb Star Wars Cover collection disc: https://mega.nz/folder/0PFRzYpC#DLtVxS3gT3ikn67Qo5SbVw

Jetrell Fo - 1.141gb Star Wars cover art collection: https://mega.nz/folder/1HVyDSJC#9S8hU-cD4QjD1WtjN5wZeA

oojason - 1.86gb Star Wars cover art collection: https://mega.nz/folder/JfUTwACb#F-B4a_-oJrLTbP7h0KHw8Q

 

Some quality covers from Tellan…

Minion

Minion

Minion

 

 

some great covers from Rebel Rouser - for the ‘Dr Gonzo’ OT DVDs…

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and Rebel Rouser’s Gold series covers for the TR47 OT DVDs…

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